Foreign Policy and Community Relations
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PRELIMINARY STATEMENT | CARICOM Election Observation Mission to the General Election of Saint Lucia
In response to an invitation from the Government of Saint Lucia, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), through the Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, mounted an eleven (11) member CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to the General Elections held on 1 December 2025. The Mission comprised electoral experts from the following nine (9) Member States: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada,…
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CARICOM SG recognises Barbados’ deep commitment to regional integration on the country’s 59th anniversary of independence
In a congratulatory message to Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon. Mia Amor Mottley, the Secretary – General of the Caribbean Community, Dr Carla Barnett has recognized the country’s vital contributions to the regional integration movement and its “decisive action” to implement full free movement of persons, which she noted “demonstrates a deep commitment to regional integration and is a concrete…
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Preliminary Statement | CARICOM Election Observation Mission to the 2025 General Elections in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
In response to an invitation extended by the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) mounted a ten-member CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe the General Elections held on 27 November 2025. The Mission is in keeping with the commitment of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to support Member States, on their…
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ARRIVAL STATEMENT | CARICOM Election Observation Mission – Saint Lucia General Elections 2025
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has mounted an eleven-member CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe the General Elections of Saint Lucia scheduled for 1 December 2025. The Mission was deployed in response to an invitation extended from the Government of Saint Lucia, issued in a letter dated 11 November 2025. The CARICOM Election Observation Mission will be in the country…
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ARRIVAL STATEMENT | CARICOM Election Observation Mission to the General Elections of St Vincent and the Grenadines
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has mounted a ten-member CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe the General Elections of St. Vincent and the Grenadines scheduled for 27 November 2025. The Mission was deployed in response to an invitation extended by the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, in a letter dated 2 October 2025. The CARICOM Election Observation Mission…
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STATEMENT by the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community on the crisis in Sudan
The Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community is gravely alarmed by the escalating conflict, immense suffering, displacement, tragic loss of life, and dire humanitarian crisis in Sudan. We stand firmly in solidarity with the people of Sudan and condemn in the strongest terms, the widespread atrocities, including mass killings and systematic sexual violence against civilians,…
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STATEMENT from the Caribbean Community | Security Build Up in the Region
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met and discussed various issues on the regional agenda including the increased security build up in the Caribbean and the potential impacts on Member States. Save in respect of Trinidad and Tobago who reserved its position, Heads agreed on the following: They reaffirmed the principle of maintaining the Caribbean Region as a…
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CARICOM deepens ties with France as new Ambassador begins tenure
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has welcomed a new Ambassador from the French Republic, His Excellency Olivier Plançon, who was accredited on Friday, October 3, during a ceremony held at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana.CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett noted the opportunity to deepen ties with France and expressed optimism that the…
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Enforcement countdown triggered as BBNJ Treaty gets 60th ratification
On 19 September 2025, the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdictions (BBNJ Treaty) reached the milestone 60 state ratifications that were needed to trigger its entry into force. St. Vincent and the Grenadines, which signed the Treaty on 17 September 2025, helped to push ratifications to the required number. Earlier…
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CARICOM and Colombia negotiate to expand South-South cooperation
CARICOM and Colombia trade negotiators concluded the second round of negotiations to update the CARICOM-Colombia Trade and Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (TECA), in Bogota, Colombia on 10 September 2025. The negotiations, which took place over two days, covered the expansion of preferential market access for agricultural and industrial products as well as institutional issues. The CARICOM negotiating Co Chair,…
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